Puerto Rico is being forced to cut Medicaid to reduce its debt

This is tragic and a shocking example of health inequity! The federal govt only pays 17% of Puerto Rico’s Medicaid costs compared to 70% for states, so cutting Medicaid further will even further devastate the lives of people there who are still trying to recover from Hurricane Maria: Puerto Rican Government Plans to Cut Medicaid to Help Balance Budget (9/6/18, pasquines.us)